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Wizards ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois (Berkley, May 2007, 978-0-425-21518-0, $25.00, 400+xpp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar)     Original anthology of 18 stories about wizards by authors including Garth Nix, Patricia A. McKillip, Peter S. Beagle, and Gene Wolfe. ix · Preface · Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois · pr 1 · The Witch’s Headstone · Neil Gaiman · nv 25 · Holly and Iron · Garth Nix · nv 58 · Color Vision · Mary Rosenblum · ss 83 · The Ruby Incomparable [Lord Ermenwyr] · Kage Baker · ss 99 · A Fowl Tale · Eoin Colfer · ss 105 · Slipping Sideways Through Eternity · Jane Yolen · ss 119 · The Stranger’s Hands · Tad Williams · nv 139 · Naming Day · Patricia McKillip · ss 153 · Winter’s Wife · Elizabeth Hand · nv 187 · A Diorama of the Infernal Regions, or The Devil’s Ninth Question · Andy Duncan · nv 219 · Barrens Dance · Peter S. Beagle · ss 234 · Stone Man · Nancy Kress · ss 254 · The Manticore Spell · Jeffrey Ford · ss 263 · Zinder · Tanith Lee · ss 277 · Billy and the Wizard [Billy] · Terry Bisson · ss 284 · The Magikkers · Terry Dowling · ss 299 · The Magic Animal · Gene Wolfe · nv 326 · Stonefather · Orson Scott Card · na

In the Field of Fire ed. Jeanne Van Buren & Jack M. Dann (Tor, February 1987, 0-312-93000-3, $17.95, 416pp, hc)     Mostly original anthology of sf and fantasy stories dealing with Vietnam. The hardcover is a fairly limited edition—probably 750 copies. 9 · Introduction · Jack M. & Jeanne Van Buren Dann · in 19 · The Memorial · Kim Stanley Robinson · ss 24 · Delta Sly Honey · Lucius Shepard · ss 44 · The Game of Cat and Eagle · Craig Kee Strete · nv 70 · Letters from Home · Karen Joy Fowler · nv 90 · Across Those Endless Skies · Robert Frazier · ss 95 · The Sheeted Dead · Charles L. Grant · ss 107 · In the Season of the Rains · Richard Paul Russo · ss 122 · Shades · Lucius Shepard · nv 158 · The Village · Kate Wilhelm · ss Bad Moon Rising ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1973 169 · Goats · Dave Smeds · nv 211 · Brothers · Ben Bova · ss 224 · A Dream at Noonday · Gardner R. Dozois · ss Orbit 7 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1970 237 · The Queen of Lower Saigon · Barry N. Malzberg · ss 247 · Deathtracks · Dennis Etchison · ss Death ed. Stuart David Schiff, Playboy, 1982 258 · The Heavenly Blue Answer · Ronald Anthony Cross · ss 270 · Dream Baby · Bruce McAllister · nv 305 · Covenant with a Dragon · Susan Casper · ss 325 · The War at Home · Lewis Shiner · vi Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine May 1985 329 · Credibility · John Kessel · nv 350 · Basilisk · Harlan Ellison · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1972 370 · My Country ’Tis Not Only of Thee · Brian W. Aldiss · nv The Best of Fiction Magazine ed. Judy Cooke & Elizabeth Bunster, J.M. Dent, 1986, as “Vietnam Encore” 393 · DX · Joe W. Haldeman · pm 402 · Further Reading · [uncredited] · bi 412 · Glossary of Acronyms and Selected Terms · [uncredited] · ms

The Tragedy of Errors and Others by Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee--- see under Ellery Queen.

Beacon Best of 2000: Great Writing by Women and Men of All Colors and Cultures ed. Edwidge Danticat (Beacon Press, October 2000, 0-807-06244-8, $28.50, 304pp, hc)     Contents from Amazon.com. · Introduction · Edwidge Danticat · in 2000 · No Countries but the Distance of the World · Nicholas Samaras · ss (r) · The Toughest Indian in the World · Sherman Alexie · ss The New Yorker June 21/June 28 1999 · Rope Burn · Henry Louis Gates, Jr. · ss (r) · Pissarro at Dusk · Derek Walcott · ss (r) · Planting Sticks and Grinding Yucca: On Being a Translated Writer · Julia Alvarez · ar Zoetrope: All-Story Winter 1999 · From Senoritas in Love · Jaime Manrique · ss (r) · Pet Fly · Walter Mosley · nv The New Yorker December 13 1999 · The Volunteers · Chang-Rae Lee · ss The New Yorker June 21/June 28 1999 · Ten Thousand in the Round · Lois-Ann Yamanaka · ss (r) · My Grandmother’s Tale of How Crab-o Lost His Head · Robert Antoni · ss (r) · Family Album · Diane Thiel · ss (r) · A Son in Shadow · Fred D’Aguiar · ss (r) · Charisma: A Fiction · Ai · ss (r) · Precious and Her Hair · Ifeona Fulani · ss (r) · The End of Empire · Pico Iyer · ss (r) · Three Keys · Lidia Torres · ss (r) · Standing at the Crossroads · Bryant Keith Alexander · ss (r) · Speak · Aimee Nezhukumatathil · ss (r) · Death of the Cowboy · Larry McMurtry · ss (r) · A Ride to the Wedding · Phebus Etienne · ss (r) · Fathering Words · E. Ethelbert Miller · ss (r) · My Middle Kingdom · Adrienne Su · ss (r) · Oath Taking Opal · Palmer Adissa · ss (r) · Walking · Kate Krautkramer · ss (r) · Suffering · Kyoko Mori · ss (r) · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg 2000 · Publications · [uncredited] · ms (r)

Haiti Noir ed. Edwidge Danticat (Akashic Books, December 2010, 1-61775-013-1, $24.95, 309pp, hc)     Original mystery stories set in Haiti. 11 · Introduction · Edwidge Danticat · in · Part I: Which Noir? 19 · Odette · Patrick Sylvain · ss; set in Chtist-Roi. 27 · The Rainbow’s End · M. J. Fievre · ss; set in Kenscoff. 42 · The Finger · Gary Victor · ss; set in Port-au-Prince. 50 · Paradise Inn · Kettly Mars · nv; set in Gokal. 71 · Which One? · Evelyne Trouillot · ss; set in Lalue. 88 · Twenty Dollars · Madison Smartt Bell · ss; set in Morne du Cap. · Part II: Noir Crossroads 115 · Claire of the Sea Light · Edwidge Danticat · nv; set in Ville Rose. 139 · The Harem · Ibi Aanu Zoboi · ss; set in Delmas. 155 · Rosanna · Josaphat-Robert Large · ss; set in Pacot. 179 · Maloulou · Marie Lily Cerat · ss; set in Martissant. 192 · Dangerous Crossroads · Louis-Philippe Dalembert · ss; set in Pétionville. 211 · Blues for Irène · Marvin Victor · ss; set in Carrefour-Feuilles. · Part III: Who Is That Noir? 223 · The Last Department · Katia D. Ulysse · ss; set in Puits Blain. 242 · Departure Lounge · Nadine Pinede · ss; set in Cap Haitien. 262 · Who Is That Man? · Yanick Lahens · ss; set in Saint-Marc. 270 · Mercy at the Gate · Marie Ketsia Theodore-Pharel · ss; set in Croix-des-Bouquets. 284 · The Leopard of Ti Morne · Mark Kurlansky · ss; set in Gonaïves. 302 · The Blue Hill · Rodney Saint-Éloi · ss; set in Ozanana. 310 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Descant 122: Speculative Literature ed. Peter Darbyshire, Karen Mulhallen & Brian Panhuyzen--- see under Karen Mulhallen.

Beyond ed. Thomas A. Dardis--- see under Anon..

Daughters Of Eve ed. T. A. Dardis (Berkley, 1956, G-40, 35¢, 186pp, pb, cover by Maguire)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 5 · Dottie Makes an Honest Woman of Herself · Mary McCarthy · ss Partisan Review January/February 1954 24 · Elly · William Faulkner · ss Story #19, February 1934 39 · The Snake · John Steinbeck · ss The Monterey Beacon June 22 1935 49 · Mary · John Collier · ss Harper’s Bazaar #2725, July 1939 63 · The Unfortunate Lover · Alberto Moravia; translated by Bernard Wall · nv Modern Italian Short Stories ed. Marc Slonim, Simon & Schuter, 1954 90 · Sounds of Earth · Edmund Schiddel · ss (r) 98 · Once · D. H. Lawrence · ss Love Among the Haystacks, Viking, 1933 108 · Torch Song · John Cheever · ss The New Yorker October 4 1947 125 · The Kimono · H. E. Bates · nv Missing from Their Homes, Hutchinson, 1936 142 · Neil MacAdam · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Cosmopolitan February 1932, as “The Temptation of Neil MacAdam”

Nude Croquet ed. Thomas A. Dardis (Berkley, 1958, G-97, 35¢, 155pp, pb, cover by Maguire)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 5 · Nude Croquet · Leslie A. Fiedler · nv Esquire September 1957 40 · The Country Husband · John Cheever · nv The New Yorker November 20 1954 67 · The Third Partner · Morris Philipson · ss New Directions Annual #16, 1957 75 · With Men It’s Different · Edward Newhouse · ss The New Yorker October 4 1941 80 · The Force of Circumstance · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Hearst’s International January 1924 107 · Bitter Honeymoon · Alberto Moravia; translated by Frances Frenaye · nv Partisan Review November/December 1952, as “Sunny Honeymoon” 134 · (The) Golden Land · William Faulkner · nv The American Mercury May 1935

This Is My Body ed. Thomas A. Dardis (Berkley, 1957, G-68, 35¢, 188pp, pb, cover by Maguire)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 5 · Two Prostitutes · Alberto Moravia; translated by Frances Frenaye · nv Partisan Review May/June 1950 35 · Bessie Cotter · Wallace Smith · ex Crown, 1934 59 · Dumb Kid · Jerome Weidman · ss College Humor March 1937 67 · In Port · Guy de Maupassant; translated by Ernest Boyd · ss The Collected Novels and Stories of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 16 by Guy de Maupassant, Knopf, 1926 79 · Clyde · James T. Farrell · ss Calico Shoes by James T. Farrell, Vanguard, 1934 99 · The Facts of Life · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Cosmopolitan April 1939 125 · Two Legs for the Two of Us · James Jones · ss Esquire September 1951 137 · Sunday Is the Day You Rest · John Upton Terrell · na Coward-McCann, 1939

Unholy Relics by M. P. Dare (Ash-Tree Press, April 24, 1997, 1-899562-23-0, C$49.00, xvi+153pp, hc, cover by M. P. Dare)     Reprint (Edward Arnold 1947) collection of thirteen ghost stories. This edition is limited to 500 copies, and adds Dare’s 1961 article “Ghosts I Have Met” and the chapter ‘Beyond the Veil’ from his rare book, Indian Underworld, as well as an Introduction by Reg Meuross. A world-wide edition available in the US for $40.00 and in the UK for £21.50. ix · Introduction · Reg Meuross · in 5 · Unholy Relics · M. P. Dare · ss 22 · The Haunted Drawers · M. P. Dare · ss 30 · A Nun’s Tragedy · M. P. Dare · ss 42 · A Forgotten Italian · M. P. Dare · ss 48 · Fatal Oak · M. P. Dare · ss 58 · The Demoniac Goat · M. P. Dare · ss 75 · The Nymph Still Lives · M. P. Dare · ss 80 · The Beam · M. P. Dare · ss 88 · The Haunted Helmet · M. P. Dare · ss 98 · The Officer’s Coat · M. P. Dare · ss 102 · Borgia Pomade · M. P. Dare · ss 111 · An Abbot’s Magic · M. P. Dare · ss 119 · “Bring Out Your Dead” · M. P. Dare · ss 130 · Beyond the Veil · M. P. Dare · ex from Indian Underworld, Rider Publishing, 1938 149 · Ghosts I Have Met · M. P. Dare · ar The Listener September 21 1961

The Literary Ghost: Great Contemporary Ghost Stories ed. Larry Dark (Atlantic Monthly, October 1991, 0-87113-474-8, $22.95, x+369pp, hc, cover by Mary Lynn Blasutta)     Anthology of 28 ghost stories by literary writers. 1 · Introduction · Larry Dark · in 1991 5 · The Lost, Strayed, Stolen · M. F. K. Fisher · nv The New Yorker March 20 1965 31 · The Portobello Road · Muriel Spark · nv Winter’s Tales 2, Macmillan, 1956 54 · The Ghost Who Vanished by Degrees · Robertson Davies · ss High Spirits by Robertson Davies, Penguin, 1982 64 · The Others · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine August 1987 69 · A Story of Don Juan · V. S. Pritchett · ss Argosy (UK) September 1941 74 · Up North · Mavis Gallant · ss The New Yorker November 21 1959 80 · The Warden · John Gardner · nv TriQuarterly #29, Winter 1974 111 · The Death of Edward Lear · Donald Barthelme · ss The New Yorker January 2 1971 115 · The Circular Valley · Paul Bowles · ss The Delicate Prey and Other Stories by Paul Bowles, Random House, 1950 125 · The Third Voice · William Ferguson · vi Harper’s Magazine April 1984 127 · Marmilion · Patrick McGrath · ss Blood and Water by Patrick McGrath, Simon & Schuster, 1988 144 · Spirit Seizures · Melissa Pritchard · ss Spirit Seizures by Melissa Pritchard, University of Georgia, 1987 156 · Revenant as Typewriter · Penelope Lively · ss Nothing Missing But the Samovar by Penelope Lively, Heinemann, 1978 171 · Ghostly Populations · Jack Matthews · ss Ghostly Populations by Jack Matthews, Johns Hopkins, 1987 185 · The Ghost Soldiers · Tim O’Brien · nv Esquire March 1981 206 · Family · Lance Olsen · ss 1989 216 · Letter from a Dogfighter’s Aunt, Deceased · Padgett Powell · ss Typical by Padgett Powell, 1991 225 · The Ghost · Anne Sexton · ss 1978 230 · Angel, All Innocence · Fay Weldon · nv The Thirteenth Ghost Book ed. James Hale, Barrie & Jenkins, 1977 247 · Jack’s Girl · Cynthia Kadohata · ss The New Yorker December 7 1987 257 · The Next Room · Antonia S. Byatt · nv Sugar and Other Stories by Antonia Byatt, Scribner's, 1987 282 · Grass · Barry Yourgrau · vi 1987 284 · Eisenheim the Illusionist · Steven Millhauser · ss Esquire December 1989, as “The Illusionist” 304 · Ghost and Flesh, Water and Dirt · William Goyen · ss Ghost and Flesh by William Goyen, Random House, 1952 314 · Letter from His Father · Nadine Gordimer · ss The London Review of Books October 20 1983 330 · Old Man of the Temple · R. K. Narayan · ss 1985 336 · A Little Place Off the Edgware Road · Graham Greene · ss Nineteen Stories by Graham Greene, Heinemann, 1947 342 · A Crown of Feathers · Isaac Bashevis Singer; translated by Laurie Colwin · nv The New Yorker April 15 1972